2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders hopes to defy odds with voters: 'California loves a comeback'
Sam Levin
The Guardian
Hillary Clinton supporters have increasingly urged Sanders to drop out, declaring the race already over. But at the Vermont senators packed rallies in California, its hard to find any fans who accept that assessment.
Sanders supporters insist that when they back him on 7 June, they wont be offering a symbolic vote for a candidate who has already lost. On the contrary, they say California voters will turn out in droves, launching the comeback that sets him on the path to defeat Clinton and eventually Donald Trump.
He mocked the media for saying his campaign was dead, noting that Clinton had canceled events in New Jersey so she could spend more time in California. Sounds like the campaign is not quite over, he said to loud cheers, adding that Clinton is starting to look very nervous.
If theres a large voter turnout, we will win. If there is a very large voter turnout, we will win with a big margin. But lets be honest. If theres a low voter turnout, we will lose. Thats just the facts. Im asking all of you to do everything you can.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)calendar is that after my state has voted, other states are still on the schedule, and all the excitement shifts from here to there.
I'm jealous of the excitement, no matter the state. And I want to vote in all of those primaries.
Of course you may be saying, "Well, that's nuts, because that would be illegal."
I don't care. I'm leaving for California tomorrow morning. Go Bernie!
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Give 'em hell, California. Show up by the hundreds of thousands and show the rest of the nation how democracy is conducted. Produce a record turn-out in the vote.
still_one
(92,396 posts)voting here.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)some yummy food in Chinatown while I'm out there.
Don't underestimate the allure of Chinatown, my friend.
still_one
(92,396 posts)saltpoint
(50,986 posts)path.
still_one
(92,396 posts)still_one
(92,396 posts)of our Jerry Brown
We will see how that works out for him
Tarc
(10,476 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)There is a no comeback....deal with it
LWolf
(46,179 posts)While I don't live there now, I still have an abundance of family, friends, and colleagues that I keep in close touch with.
Every one of them...every last one, is excited about voting for Sanders.